If I had to
I would put myself right beside you
So let me ask
Would you like that?
Would you like that?

And I don't mind
If you say this love is the last time
So now I'll ask
Do you like that?
Do you like that?

No!

Something's getting in the way.
Something's just about to break.
I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane.
So tell me how it should be.

Try to find out what makes you tick.
As I lie down
Sore and sick.
Do you like that?
Do you like that?

There's a fine line between love and hate.
And I don't mind.
Just let me say that
I like that
I like that

Something's getting in the way.
Something's just about to break.
I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane.
As I burn another page,
As I look the other way.
I still try to find my place in the diary of Jane.
So tell me how it should be.

Desperate, I will crawl
Waiting for so long
No love, there is no love.
Die for anyone
What have I become?

Something's getting in the way.
Something's just about to break.
I will try to find my place in the diary of Jane.
As I burn another page,
As I look the other way.
I still try to find my place in the diary of Jane.

Thanks for 44 points and 19th place in the semi :D that's just about what I expected :D
Next entry is already selected and I <3 it so much.
Hint for the artist:
http://wiki.naturalfrequency.com/files/wiki/lighting/phosphorescence.jpg

DanielLuis

4th September 2013, 23:46

I liked your entry a lot this edition! A shame :(

CypriotGirl

9th September 2013, 22:26

Keep on being original, you're a fresh air in WV :D

nofuxCZ

14th September 2013, 16:11

So I decided to change my plan again :D Let's do a NF 8-)

WV19 NATIONAL FINAL
Below you can listen to 3 songs
Rank them and award 12 points to the best song, 5 points to the second best and 2 points for the song you like the least.
Then send the votes to me (nofuxCZ) via PM (http://www.escunited.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=9138) :)
Deadline: 19th September, 16:00 CET

Song list for easy copying:

Passion Pit - Cry Like a Ghost
Phosphorescent - Song For Zula
Picture Book - Sunshine

Some say love is a burning thing
That it makes a fiery ring
Oh but I know love as a fading thing
Just as fickle as a feather in a stream
See, honey, I saw love. You see, it came to me
It put its face up to my face so I could see
Yeah then I saw love disfigure me
Into something I am not recognizing

See, the cage, it called. I said, “Come on in”
I will not open myself up this way again
Nor lay my face to the soil, nor my teeth to the sand
I will not lay like this for days now upon end
You will not see me fall, nor see me struggle to stand
To be acknowledge by some touch from his gnarled hands
You see, the cage, it called. I said, “Come on in”
I will not open myself up this way again

You see, the moon is bright in that treetop night
I see the shadows that we cast in the cold, clean light
My feet are gold. My heart is white
And we race out on the desert plains all night
See, honey, I am not some broken thing
I do not lay here in the dark waiting for thee
No my heart is gold. My feet are light
And I am racing out on the desert plains all night

So some say love is a burning thing
That it makes a fiery ring
Oh but I know love as a caging thing
Just a killer come to call from some awful dream
O and all you folks, you come to see
You just stand there in the glass looking at me
But my heart is wild. And my bones are steam
And I could kill you with my bare hands if I was free

So for this edition I've decided to send one of my favourite post-hardcore bands of whom I've been a huge fan for more than 6 years now :) I hope you'll like this ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NKWlb7oi4
:mrgreen:

This band also did lots of covers of current mainstream hits, you can check all of them on their YT channel: OurLastNightBand - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/OurLastNightBand/videos)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_JgNNBX2bw

Trece

14th October 2013, 00:41

Great song again xup

nofuxCZ

15th October 2013, 22:13

awww the lead singer with his newborn baby :D xclap
http://distilleryimage10.ak.instagram.com/2f1d0330050f11e3bf2722000a1fbc66_7.jpg

Veronika

18th August 2014, 18:14

decorated the Green Room a bit :D

Veronika

18th August 2014, 18:15

Yay, the current ::neus delegation just started using its Green Room properly :lol:

Some information about our next representative will be posted today! :rolleyes:

Gera11

18th August 2014, 18:41

Wow, great first post xheart

Veronika

18th August 2014, 21:58

WV 34: BREAKING NEWS!xcheer

::neus will be represented by...

http://liolink.com/images/2014/08/18/xf5ab6c58.jpg http://liolink.com/images/2014/08/18/platinum-hit-17.jpg
...one of the hosts of the show in New York :D
Joanna Pacitti or Nick Nittoli?
Find out soon! ;)

Veronika

23rd August 2014, 19:46

So, our entry has been revealed, and it's...
http://liolink.com/images/2014/08/23/1408794538259qydZR.png
Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqcB53N2cCI
xcheerxcheerxcheer

Veronika

29th August 2014, 22:21

WE'RE IN THE FINAL! YAAAAAY xheyaxyes

Thanks everyone who voted for Joanna xkiss

Sultana

29th August 2014, 22:55

Congrats!

Veronika

6th September 2014, 23:15

4th place ... not bad :D

thanks everyone who voted for this beautiful ballad...xlove

Veronika

7th September 2014, 23:35

Well well well ... :rolleyes:

Our next representative will be chosen without any NFs, polls, etc. I decided to listen to my heart...and I'll just choose what it tells me to choose:D

And I think I already know what it is!;)

Sultana

14th September 2014, 21:41

brazilian delegation wishes all the best to northeastern one xcheer good luck

Veronika

15th September 2014, 22:48

WV35
Everlife - Where You Are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAajBAoiqnA

Veronika

15th September 2014, 22:54

brazilian delegation wishes all the best to northeastern one xcheer good luck

Funny fact: all my entries so far (there're 6 of them) have been without music videos. :lol:

FilipFromSweden

1st November 2014, 21:56

Congratulations! I had been crossing my fingers for you, not a final without WV legend Veronika :D
And heey, the best entry I've ever heard had a music video, remember How Do You Love Someone? :D xlove

Veronika

2nd November 2014, 01:53

Yay! We're in the final! Thanks everyone who voted for us. xheart

Veronika

2nd November 2014, 12:20

Congratulations! I had been crossing my fingers for you, not a final without WV legend Veronika :D
And heey, the best entry I've ever heard had a music video, remember How Do You Love Someone? :D xlove

aw, thanks! :lol: xrunhug

But the mv for "How Do You Love Someone" wasn't official, it was fanmade ;). I count only official ones. :D

Veronika

7th November 2014, 00:06

ANNOUNCEMENT!

My dear friends!
I suppose most of you already know it, but nevertheless I want to inform you all, that it's my last edition with ::neus. :(
Our delegation want to thank you for all your support! You know, it's a bit sad to leave, we had a lot of fun with ::neus, there was a victory and two top10's. But now it's time to move on and try something new!

The East is calling me! :mrgreen: Hope you'll enjoy my Indonesian entries. :D
Officially I'll be able to say goodbye to ::neus only after WV 37 ends. Now we want Monty Are I to do well in the final. So support us, if you like our song. ;)

Lots of love, Veronika. xlove

Veronika

12th November 2014, 11:08

Hey everyone!
Now I can officially say goodbye to ::neus. As I've already said, it's quite sad to leave, but at the same time I'm very excited to begin participating with my new country, ::id. ;)

As for WV 37...of course we expected a better result but anyway we were happy to be in the Final (even as a REJU qualifier :lol:)

Goodbye ::neus! This part of my WV-history is now over...

http://liolink.com/images/2014/11/12/54.png

Aditya

29th April 2015, 05:17

Since I will be taking over the Northeastern United States with WV 46, I was wondering what I would have to do to be able to edit the first post, thread title, etc.

Thanks :)

nekoisneko

29th April 2015, 05:39

Since I will be taking over the Northeastern United States with WV 46, I was wondering what I would have to do to be able to edit the first post, thread title, etc.

Thanks :)

Summon Trece Mozz CypriotGirl daniels1000

Aditya

29th April 2015, 23:03

Thanks :)

http://i.imgur.com/GwFIyCV.png

Aditya

30th April 2015, 07:48

Northeastern United States' Artist for WorldVision 46 Announced

http://data3.whicdn.com/images/10874938/original.png

Following several weeks of speculation, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in its return to WorldVision. After careful deliberation, and several proposals from various NPR member stations, the bid from Philadelphia's member station, WHYY-FM, won out among NPR's deliberation committee.

While the full list of proposed artists and songs, as well as of the member stations which submitted bids for WorldVision 46, was not revealed, NPR did state that the proposal from New York City-based station WNYC had come a close second in the deliberation committee's rankings, and that there was a high likelihood that their bid would represent the region in WorldVision 47.

The chosen artist, hailing from a suburb of Philadelphia, was revealed to be none other than Christina Perri. The chanteuse has released two top-5 charting albums, Lovestrong (2011) and Head or Heart (2014), as well as several charting singles such as "Jar of Hearts", "A Thousand Years", and "Human". At the press conference this morning, NPR revealed that they were not in a position to reveal the entry Perri will represent the Northeastern United States with, only stating that they were "pursuing several options at the given moment".

Aditya

30th April 2015, 09:00

As a note, this will probably be the biggest (and most scorewhory) entry that I will send to this contest; I really like Christina Perri, which has made the large success (especially in YouTube view counts) of her singles problematic with regards to song contests. :P

Beginning with WV 47 and onwards, I suppose I'll return to my more usual (indie) pop music tastes. :) Eagle-eyed forum members might have noticed that I changed my original announced artist to Perri; that artist will be present for WV 47. ;)

Following Christina Perri's qualification and 16th place in Reykjavνk, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the results of the internal selection for the artist who will follow in Perri's footsteps and represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 47, to be held in Hennef, Germany.

Similar to last edition, the internal selection was closely contested, with highly competitive entries submitted by member stations from New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia. After weeks of deliberation, NPR finally chose one of New York City member station WNYC's three bids as the region's reperesentative for WorldVision 47: they chose Simon & Garfunkel.

Simon & Garfunkel was an American folk duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Based out of Queens in New York City, the duo was one of the most popular artists of the 1960's in the United States, with such big hits as "The Sound of Silence" (1964), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1969). Before breaking up in 1970, the duo released their final, most successful album, Bridge over Troubled Water, which is one of the most successful albums of all time, with about 25 million copies sold.

While the winning song will not be revealed until the contest begins, NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future!

JamieBrown

25th May 2015, 21:42

xpartyxpartyxparty

Sound of Silence xpray

Stargazer

25th May 2015, 21:55

The Boxer! xpray xpray xpray

esc87fan

25th May 2015, 21:56

"The Boxer" and "Cecilia" are also good choices!

Aditya

5th June 2015, 22:15

A huge thanks to all who voted for Simon & Garfunkel in semi-final 2! The Sound of Silence is probably my favorite song from one of my favorite groups from the 1960's... it gives me huge feelings of nostalgia whenever I listen to the song. xheart

Nicholas123

5th June 2015, 22:26

Congrats! A great classic! xheart

Aditya

12th June 2015, 22:49

Thanks to all the glorious voters who brought Simon & Garfunkel into 5th place in the final! xheart

esc87fan

12th June 2015, 22:53

Congratulations on 5th, such a classic and most deserving of my ::8

Nicholas123

12th June 2015, 22:54

Congrats!!!! xcheer

JamieBrown

12th June 2015, 22:55

You really deserved it! It's one of the greatest songs in music history and would definitely been one of my entries i I would've stayed longer in ::us! xlove

Aditya

3rd July 2015, 17:49

A huge thanks to all who voted for Cyndi Lauper & Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. 14th is a good placing in the final, and a 2nd place in the semi-final is simply superb xheart

Following several editions of absence, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the results of the internal selection for the artist who will bring the Northeastern United States back to WorldVision, to be held in Bremen, Germany.

NPR's New York City's member stations have been very successful in terms of submitting bids for WorldVision entries, and as such NPR turned to them to choose an entrant to properly return the Northeastern United States to the contest. After weeks of deliberation, NPR finally chose one of New York City member station WNYC's two final bids as the region's reperesentative for WorldVision 55: they chose Sufjan Stevens.

Sufjan Stevens, who first came to wider recognition with the 2000 album, A Sun Came, and further recognition from his 2005 album Illinois, is a multitalented, multi genre American artist originally hailing from Detroit, Michigan (just like me :D). His eligibility for the Northeastern United States stems from his current residence: Kensington, Brooklyn.

While the winning song will not be revealed until the contest begins, NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future!

Aditya

30th October 2015, 20:10

As a note... I've been listening to his latest album to find an entry, and I've loved every song so far :lol: If anyone has any opinions on what song of his to send, I'll definitely be steered in that direction. :P

RainyWoods

30th October 2015, 20:12

Oh this will be really interesting. For years i've been recommended to listen to Sufjan on all the various sites I frequent. Recently I picked up a music magazine and it came with a sample CD. Had one of Sufjan's songs on it, "No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross". I instantly fell in love with the song and with the fragility of the music. Thus far i've only listened to his latest album. I'm looking forward to hearing what you've chosen:p

Following several days of deliberation, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the results of the internal selection for the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 56, to be held in Dόsseldorf, Germany.

After several editions of dominance in internal selections from NPR's New York City member stations, NPR chose the submission from WGBH -- the member station from Boston, Massachusetts: they chose Austin Wintory feat. Lisbeth Scott, with a track from their 2012 collaboration on the soundtrack for Journey.

Austin Wintory, hailing from Denver, Colorado, is an American composer who composes scores for films and video games. Having composed more than 300 scores since 2003, Wintory is particularly famous for his scores for the acclaimed video games flOw and Journey; the latter score was nominated for a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, the first ever nomination for a video game.

Lisbeth Scott is a very successful singer from Boston, Massachusetts who has appeared on many albums and soundtracks since making her debut in 1994. Films and video games which she has appeared on include: Spider-Man (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), King Arthur (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Munich, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Avatar (2009), & Journey (2012).

While the winning song will not be revealed until the contest begins, NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future!

Following several days of deliberation, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the results of the internal selection for the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 58, to be held in a yet to be determined location.

Continuing last edition's trend of choosing a non-New York City based artist, NPR determined that Halsey, hailing from Washington, New Jersey, would be the region's representative for WorldVision 58.

The 21-year old singer recently released her debut album Badlandsjust this past August. That album charted in the top-10 in the United States, Belgium, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Ireland as well as #13 in Sweden. Halsey has also collaborated with other artists as well; one of the better songs on Justin Bieber's latest album is a collaboration with the New Jersey native.

While the winning song will not be revealed until the contest begins, NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future!

Aditya

5th December 2015, 08:25

As a note, I've changed my artist for WV57... it's another New Yorker (myself hailing from the suburbs of NYC means I have some regional bias :P) and you may have heard of them. :D

lavieenrose

5th December 2015, 08:26

Not Halsey :D :D :D

Aditya

5th December 2015, 08:29

Not Halsey :D :D :D

Half the people I know (who I discuss music with) dislike her, and the other half like her :D (My twin absolutely cannot stand her :D).

Aditya

5th December 2015, 08:38

Northeastern United States' Artist for WorldVision 57 Announced

http://static.idolator.com/uploads/2015/01/lana-del-rey-honeymoon.jpg

Following several days of deliberation, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the results of the internal selection for the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 57, to be held in a yet to be determined location.

This particular singer has been debated by the NPR WorldVision committee on a few occasions in the past. While they were unable to convince NPR back then to send them to the contest, they proved to be a persuasive individual and finally won the hearts of the selection committee. NPR is proud to announce that Lana Del Rey will be representing the region in WorldVision 57.

The Lake Placid, New York-born singer has been noted for her cinematic style, with references to pop culture, particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana interspersed throughout her work. Del Rey first received recognition after the release of her major-label debut Born to Die January 2012; she built upon that recognition with the release of an EP, Paradise in November 2012 which brought her a Grammy nomination for Best Vocal Pop Album. The singer has continued to release successful work, with 2014's Ultraviolence and 2015's Honeymoon peaking at #1 and #2 in the United States respectively.

While the winning song will not be revealed until the contest begins, NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future!

Aditya

7th December 2015, 02:59

Would anyone be interested if I hold a national final for Lana Del Rey? I can't decide which song of hers to send, and I'd like some additional opinions. :P

lavieenrose

7th December 2015, 03:18

Her songs are very hit-or-miss for me and, it seems, for a lot of people, so I actually think an NF isn't a bad idea.

Krishoes

7th December 2015, 03:35

Would anyone be interested if I hold a national final for Lana Del Rey? I can't decide which song of hers to send, and I'd like some additional opinions. :P

Please do it xpray Lana Del Rey is one of my fave artist, I would like to vote in her NF! xlove

Aditya

8th December 2015, 07:37

Soundcheck 57

Hello, and welcome to NPR's first national final for WorldVision! NPR has been in close collaboration with Lana Del Rey over the last few days, and has finally decided which four songs of Del Rey's extensive discography will participate in a national final, to be held on NPR's weekly music program: Soundcheck.

Thanks to all who voted in this national final! Lana Del Rey has so many good songs that I really couldn't have chosen between any of these songs (or more songs that I didn't have in this national final :D); a huge thanks for listening and voting! xcheer

In a surprise announcement, National Public Radio (NPR) has announced that an internal selection has chosen the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 58, to be held in a yet to be determined location.

While we are leaving New York City, the traditional home of Northeastern United States' past entries, we will not be leaving the state; the artist for WorldVision 58 hails from Floral Park, New York which is a village of 15,000 in Nassau County, on Long Island. While not previously considered in past internal selections, the artist for WV 58 is well known throughout the world for their excellent compositions. NPR is proud to announce that John Williams will be representing the region in WorldVision 58.

John Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning over six decades, Williams has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including the Star Wars series, the first two Jaws films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter films, Catch Me If You Can, Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, and Lincoln.

Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and 22 Grammy Awards. With 49 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney.

NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future! The entry has not been chosen yet, and the selection method for the entry is still unknown so comments are welcome. :D

Aditya

18th December 2015, 14:40

I'm still unsure about what entry to send for John Williams... I might send a track from Star Wars Episode VII (I'm going to see it with my seven year old brother on his birthday next week :D), or I might send a track from a previous Star Wars soundtrack, or I might send something from another one of his works... it's all to play at the moment.

I just wanted to post it here so I don't forget later this month. :P

(Edit: Halsey might go for WV 59, or maybe not...)

whiteshoes

18th December 2015, 16:16

John Williams xfaint xfaint

If I one day get a region of USA or USA itself I will most likely chose one of his soundtracks as well... he is in my Top 5 of favorite movie composers

Good luck! And you will get my support :D (probably also Lana gets my support but that depends on the winner song xD)

You have to be kidding me. It's not the first time that my last place in an NF wins. I'm definitely done with NFs.

Lupus

20th December 2015, 12:13

Sorry I didn't I vote in your NF, but it seems that those who did made an inspired choice! I really love the piece, so thank you for introducing it and her to me! :D

Aditya

28th December 2015, 04:23

I'm finally seeing Star Wars tonight (the 28th), so I will get a sense of whether to include any tracks from Episode VII into consideration for WorldVision. xcheer

Aditya

30th December 2015, 15:57

After watching the new movie, I can safely say that any track I'm sending to WorldVision will not come from Episode VII. :$

I'll likely have a one-three track NF in a few days

Aditya

2nd January 2016, 18:54

Soundcheck '58

Hello, and welcome to the Northeastern United States' national final for WorldVision 58! NPR has been in close collaboration with John Williams over the last few days, and has finally decided which four tracks from Williams' excellent Star Wars soundtracks will compete in a national final to be held on NPR's weekly music program: Soundcheck.

To vote, please send me (Aditya) a PM with your votes by this Tuesday 5 January, at 18:00 CET. The votes should be in the format: (12, 8, 6, 4, 2).

Aditya

2nd January 2016, 18:59

Star Wars is probably my favorite movie series of all time, and it was very very hard to narrow down the tracks for this national final (John Williams did a very good job on all the soundtracks :D). xlove

Aditya

3rd January 2016, 18:26

Voted:

✰ Aditya
✰ whiteshoes
✰ JamieBrown
✰ Lupus

xcheer

Lupus

3rd January 2016, 22:17

Well done on doing so well! I'd never heard of this lass before, so thanks for introducing me to someone new and amazing. Really enjoyed your entry and think it did marvellously well to finish to high up. Best of luck with Star Wars! :D

Gera11

3rd January 2016, 22:28

Star Wars is probably my favorite movie series of all time, and it was very very hard to narrow down the tracks for this national final (John Williams did a very good job on all the soundtracks :D). xlove

MARRY ME.

Jk :lol: No, but seriously, this is an incredible idea for a NF xheat Will vote soon :3 But no "Duel of the Fates"? :( that's my favourite piece of soundtrack

Aditya

5th January 2016, 16:35

There is still a few hours left to vote before the deadline for this national final! xcheer

Aditya

5th January 2016, 18:38

Voted:

✰ Aditya
✰ whiteshoes
✰ JamieBrown
✰ Lupus
✰ lavieenrose
✰ Gera11

Eight points separate the winner from the third-placed entry... any additional votes can and likely will greatly affect the results! xcheer

Aditya

5th January 2016, 19:05

Apparently, I can't do math... eight points separate the winner from third place :oops:

Krishoes

6th January 2016, 18:47

Hi Aditya I was about to vote in your NF but sadly the last video "Rebel Fleet" has been deleted from YouTube! I wait for another video 'cause I've never seen a single minute of these movies so I don't know what song I have to listen to on YouTube, I've found different tracks :mrgreen:

Aditya

6th January 2016, 23:43

Hi @<b><a href="http://www.escunited.com/member.php?u=14612" target="_blank">Aditya</a></b> I was about to vote in your NF but sadly the last video "Rebel Fleet" has been deleted from YouTube! I wait for another video 'cause I've never seen a single minute of these movies so I don't know what song I have to listen to on YouTube, I've found different tracks :mrgreen:

What about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6h0RN2cGEM

:)

Gera11

7th January 2016, 01:35

Rebel Fleet deleted from youtube? Damn the empire stepped up their game :P

Aditya

7th January 2016, 01:53

Rebel Fleet deleted from youtube? Damn the empire stepped up their game :P

:lol: The results are still very close... anyone's vote can change them. ;)

I'll keep the voting open for another day or so (at least until Krishoes votes :)) in case anyone wishes to vote :P

Aditya

7th January 2016, 16:55

There's a tie for first place now... if anyone wishes to vote, I'd be really grateful :)

Aditya

8th January 2016, 18:43

What would be an appropriate tie-breaking system? I'm planning on taking out my votes and giving the victory to the higher ranked song of the tied entries, does this seem fine?

lavieenrose

8th January 2016, 18:44

What would be an appropriate tie-breaking system? I'm planning on taking out my votes and giving the victory to the higher ranked song of the tied entries, does this seem fine?

It's really up to you. There's one school of thought that says what you're about to do is best since it most accurately reflects what everyone else voted for, but by that same token, it's your entry, so no one would be upset if you now went with your preference between the top two. :)

AshleyWright

8th January 2016, 18:44

What would be an appropriate tie-breaking system? I'm planning on taking out my votes and giving the victory to the higher ranked song of the tied entries, does this seem fine?

as you cannot vote for yourself, removing your own votes is probably the best way to do it.

I'll probably borrow the voting system used in the ::newy national final this edition going into the future, I suppose it'll have a better sense of the popularity of each entry compared to the others. :P

lavieenrose

8th January 2016, 19:14

I'll probably borrow the voting system used in the ::newy national final this edition going into the future, I suppose it'll have a better sense of the popularity of each entry compared to the others. :P

xheart xheart

In all seriousness, I'm not sure it worked out magnificently in practice. There was one song that came very close to winning by racking up mid points from everyone that would appear to have very little strategic upside and a whole lot of strategic downside over the winner notwithstanding how close the two were.

Lupus

8th January 2016, 19:21

xheart xheart

In all seriousness, I'm not sure it worked out magnificently in practice. There was one song that came very close to winning by racking up mid points from everyone that would appear to have very little strategic upside and a whole lot of strategic downside over the winner notwithstanding how close the two were.

Have a system where you choose the song that was the favourite for most people and only use points given as a tiebreaker! :p

Grinch

8th January 2016, 21:25

OMG! I adore John Williams' music! My favourite is "A window to the past".

#titsnotcalm

Aditya

11th January 2016, 01:03

Due to my silliness, I can't reveal the ::neus Soundcheck '58 results now, but I can give you a hint for our WorldVision 59 entry ;)

Our WorldVision 60 entrant has been decided, and will be publicly unveiled in a few moments (you might notice her in the first post of this thread :P)

Gera11

11th January 2016, 01:11

So it's not Binary Sunset? :c

Also Linkin Park xfaint oh my

Aditya

11th January 2016, 01:12

Northeastern United States' Artist for WorldVision 60 Announced

http://www.ladyindie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lp.jpg

In an announcement this evening, National Public Radio (NPR) announced that an internal selection has chosen the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 60, to be held in a yet to be determined location.

After several editions with artists hailing from New York City, and last edition's artist hailing from a village on the Nassau County - New York City border, we are traveling further into Long Island... our next artist LP is from Huntington in Suffolk County. xcheer

LP or Laura Pergolizzi is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who has released three albums and one EP, and has written songs for several internationally recognizable artists such as Rihanna (Cheers (Drink to That)), Christina Aguilera (Beautiful People), Rita Ora (Shine Ya Light), The Veronicas (Lolita), Leona Lewis (Fingerprint), and Ella Henderson (Mirror Man). Her fourth album is expected to be released in early 2016.

NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future! The entry has not been chosen yet, and the selection method for the entry is still unknown so comments are welcome. :D

Aditya

11th January 2016, 01:13

So it's not Binary Sunset? :c

Also Linkin Park xfaint oh my

No comment. *hides*

Not that LP :D

Gera11

11th January 2016, 01:16

Not that LP :D

Wow, even better :o

Aditya

11th January 2016, 01:19

Wow, even better :o

xcheer

I'm really excited for her participation in WV... I was hoping to have a national final with her songs this month (I just discovered her, and I really like what I've heard :D), but my failure to send an entry in time has put a damper on that. :$

Aditya

24th January 2016, 00:06

Our songs for the WorldVision 60 national final have been chosen... it will be a three song national final incorporating songs from both her latest album EP as well as her 2014 album Forever For Now xcheer

Aditya

24th January 2016, 23:33

I feel a little guilty at the moment, but I will be switching the order of my next two WorldVision entries... John Williams will go to WV60, and LP to WV59. National final details will be up soon ;)

Aditya

24th January 2016, 23:49

Soundcheck '59

Hello, and welcome to the Northeastern United States' national final for WorldVision 59! NPR has been in close collaboration with LP over the last few days, and has finally decided which four tracks from her excellent repertoire will compete in a national final to be held on NPR's weekly music program: Soundcheck.

To vote, please send me (Aditya) a PM with your votes by a yet to be determined deadline (WV 59 submission deadline pending). You have 15 points to allocate to the three songs however you wish (a song can receive 0 points) with the caveat that you cannot give the same number of points to any song (ex: 5 - 5 - 5 or 7 - 4 - 4 are not allowed).

Gera11

24th January 2016, 23:53

I feel a little guilty at the moment, but I will be switching the order of my next two WorldVision entries... John Williams will go to WV60, and LP to WV59. National final details will be up soon ;)

xfaint and I was waiting for John Williams to slay me. Eh, LP is still great ^.^

Grinch

24th January 2016, 23:56

LP! I sent her song "Forever For Now" to WL of NSC xheart

Will vote in the nf tomorrow :)

Aditya

26th January 2016, 00:14

Voted:

::cali ::nrwe
xcheer

Lupus

26th January 2016, 09:25

The Duke of ::lond has voted! Best of luck to NEUSA!

Aditya

26th January 2016, 21:22

Voted:

::cali ::nrwe ::lond ::de ::fi
xcheer

Krishoes

27th January 2016, 13:34

Thank you so much Aditya for this national final 'cause I didn't know LP but it has been a refreshing discovery. I loved this artist and one song hit my heart, it's amazing.

Aditya

27th January 2016, 21:35

The voting right now is:

39
38
29

Using the old voting system (12, 10, 8) it would be:

72
70
68

But with a different order :D

Aditya

27th January 2016, 21:36

Voted:

::neus ::cali ::nrwe ::lond ::de ::fi ::pugl
xcheer

Aditya

28th January 2016, 23:14

Using the old voting system (12, 10, 8) the voting right now would be:

80
80
80

:lol:

Aditya

28th January 2016, 23:14

Voted:

::neus ::cali ::nrwe ::lond ::de ::fi ::pugl ::us
xcheer

Aditya

28th January 2016, 23:15

The deadline to vote will be tomorrow evening as I want to send in the song well before the actual deadline this time :P

Aditya

29th January 2016, 22:10

Voting is closed! xcheer

The final results were:

53
45
38

Close voting, but in the end one song pulled ahead.

Thanks to all who voted!

Krishoes

3rd February 2016, 00:56

xlove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDjeBNv6ip0

Lupus

3rd February 2016, 01:20

Aditya, ever since the LL I've been wondering how on earth I put your entry last in your NF... So glad that this won and the very best of luck with it! xlove

Aditya

3rd February 2016, 23:28

Aditya, ever since the LL I've been wondering how on earth I put your entry last in your NF... So glad that this won and the very best of luck with it! xlove

Thanks xlove

For me at least, Into the Wild was the most "instant" of the songs when I was listening to them for the first time, but after a few listens Lost On You became my favorite :P

Lupus

3rd February 2016, 23:33

Thanks xlove

For me at least, Into the Wild was the most "instant" of the songs when I was listening to them for the first time, but after a few listens Lost On You became my favorite :P

Glad to know I'm in good company! Best of luck with it! :D

Aditya

3rd February 2016, 23:53

Voting is closed! xcheer

The final results were:

53
45
38

Close voting, but in the end one song pulled ahead.

Thanks to all who voted!

That reminds me, the results of Soundcheck '59 were:

53: Lost On You
45: Into the Wild
38: Tokyo Sunrise

No fancy graphic this time as I didn't have time to make it :P, but there will be one for John Williams' NF results revelation next edition. :D

Aditya

17th February 2016, 05:23

Fun fact: I've just discovered that we can use tables on this forum, so ::neus's history has been converted into a (rather good looking :P) table. :D

While we already have next edition's song set, I have several ideas in place for WorldVision 61... let me know if you would like to see something sent by me in the upcoming editions. :D ;)

Stargazer

19th February 2016, 21:32

Wow, first John Williams and then Joan Baez. xheat xlove x12s

Aditya

23rd February 2016, 07:24

There's a decent chance that I will hold a national final for Joan Baez... I'll see in the coming days :D

Also, the WorldVision 62 entrant for ::neus likely will be from Buffalo, NY... can you guess who the artist might be? :P

Hello, and welcome to the Northeastern United States' national final for WorldVision 61!

This originally began as a one-artist national final for Joan Baez, but I kept on getting deeper and deeper into the 1960's New York City folk scene, and I couldn't keep them out of this national final as well. :D So here we have it, Soundcheck '61: the Northeastern United States' first multi artist national final! xcheer

There's a very good chance you'll see more songs from this national final in future editions of the contest too. :D

xcheer

Aditya

10th March 2016, 19:45

I'm setting the deadline as Friday at 23:59 CET as I'm busy on Saturday (I have a CS exam on Sunday) and I don't want to miss out on this edition. :D

Aditya

11th March 2016, 21:04

Voted:

::mk ::lond ::neus ::midw ::us

xcheer

Aditya

11th March 2016, 21:46

There's still time to vote! xcheer

I'm waiting for whiteshoes to correct his votes, but we have a blowout victor enough such that I can comfortably send the victor tonight if no one else votes :P

Aditya

12th March 2016, 00:22

Soundcheck '61 Results

Place
Entry
Points

1st

42

2nd

29

3rd

27

4th

12

Stargazer

12th March 2016, 00:36

I thought the deadline was at midnight, so I was just going to vote right now. :( But it looks like my vote wouldn't have made a difference, though?

Aditya

12th March 2016, 00:38

I thought the deadline was at midnight, so I was just going to vote right now. :( But it looks like my vote wouldn't have made a difference, though?

Oops, for some reason I thought that midnight had already passed. It's approaching Daylights Savings time in the US this weekend, which means that my timezone conversions are thrown off for several days. :$

Sorry about that :$

Stargazer

12th March 2016, 00:40

Oops, for some reason I thought that midnight had already passed. It's approaching Daylights Savings time in the US this weekend, which means that my timezone conversions are thrown off for several days. :$

Sorry about that :$
Ah I see. It's 20 minutes to midnight right now. Hoping for one of my two main favorites then, even though all songs are nice.

Aditya

16th March 2016, 01:22

Soundcheck '61 Full Results

Place
Entry
Points

1st
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
42

2nd
Early Morning Rain
29

3rd
Diamonds & Rust
27

4th
500 Miles
12

RainyWoods

16th March 2016, 01:33

Amazing choice, although all four were fabulous, but you're sending an absolute classic folk song. I'm so delighted. I'm going to have everything crossed for you Aditya. It would be a crime if you didn't see the final with this beautiful, touching song. Thank you for sending itxheart

National Public Radio (NPR) can finally announce that an internal selection has chosen the artist who will represent the Northeastern United States in WorldVision 62, which will be held in a yet-to-be-determined location in the coming weeks.

Our last few artists have hailed from New York City and the surrounding towns — NPR has decided to shake things up by sending an artist based in... New York City. Betty Who is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney who has been based in the Big Apple for her music career; she moved to the US at the age of 16 to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts in northwestern Michigan before coming to New York City for her big musical breakthrough.

Her debut single "Somebody Loves You" was initially released independently as a free download, and was premiered by pop music blogger and at-the-time official Grammy blogger Arjan Writes on 30 November 2012. A music video, directed by Evan Savitt, was released on 22 January 2013, and an official remix by acclaimed indie pop producer FM Attack was released on 11 March 2013. On 8 March 2014, "Somebody Loves You" reached number one on Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs chart. Her debut EP, The Movement, was released on 16 April 2013. An independent, free-download release initially, the EP's huge success online helped lead to a large amount of major label interest, before she ultimately signed with RCA Records. It premiered on Billboard on 9 April 2013, one week prior to its official release date and continually received rave reviews from countless major blogs and magazines throughout 2013. Upon release, Idolator described the EP as "A spine-tinglingly euphoric 80's pop nugget," indie pop blog All Things Go claimed she was "charting new musical territory," and the famous UK outlet Popjustice called it "the best proper EP so far of 2013."

Who released her second EP, Slow Dancing, on 8 April 2014, which made it to number one on the iTunes pop music charts. The first single from that album, titled "Heartbreak Dream", was released on iTunes and Google Play on 18 February 2014. The song is used over the end credits of the 2015 film Pitch Perfect 2. In late August 2014, Who made the announcement that her full-length debut album, Take Me When You Go, will be released on 7 October 2014. She also released the track list with the announcement. Thirteen songs, four of them being taken from her previous EPs, appeared on the album. From the album, the track, "All of You", was her second number one on the US Dance chart, peaking at number one on 21 February 2015.

NPR invites all to comment on this entry choice, as well as to suggest any potential entries you would like to see from the Northeastern United States in the future! I'm deciding between two of her songs... I suppose you'll find out which one I chose at the semifinal LL. :D

Note: Her biography has been liberally borrowed from her Wikipedia article to an extent that I feel that this disclaimer is necessary. :P

Finals have finally come to an end, so I may hold a national final for WorldVision 65. (I have already chosen the WV 64 entry ;)) xcheer

Tinchey

22nd May 2016, 02:42

http://cdn.boardhost.com/flags/kr.png 64: TBA
Hannah Jane Lewis  TBA









Hunnej do you know something we don't? :o

Aditya

22nd May 2016, 18:35

Hunnej do you know something we don't? :o

:D

I needed a placeholder flag as without one the text alignment is thrown off and that bothers me too much. Usually I put the ::in flag, but I felt like changing it up this time. :P

Aditya

29th May 2016, 18:44

Update: Betty Who will be ::neus's representative for WorldVision 64; Hannah Jane Lewis was unfortunately not from New York City like I originally thought (she was born in London, spent her childhood in NYC, and is currently once again living in London).

Evangeline

29th May 2016, 20:55

According to the rules an artist that has spent their childhood in a certain region/country is eligible for that region/country. It doesn't specify, but it says "In order to accept an artist who was not born, did not grow up or does not currently live in a country/region but only has roots from that country, then he/she must have special ties with that country"

If she grew up in NYC as you say, she should be eligible, I think :confused:

Aditya

3rd June 2016, 23:13

According to the rules an artist that has spent their childhood in a certain region/country is eligible for that region/country. It doesn't specify, but it says "In order to accept an artist who was not born, did not grow up or does not currently live in a country/region but only has roots from that country, then he/she must have special ties with that country"

If she grew up in NYC as you say, she should be eligible, I think :confused:

Thank you... I didn't notice that part of the rules (I suppose the curse of participating in contests on different forums is that their rules bleed together :D). :)

Evangeline

4th June 2016, 00:43

Thank you... I didn't notice that part of the rules (I suppose the curse of participating in contests on different forums is that their rules bleed together :D). :)

Hello, and welcome to the Northeastern United States' national final for WorldVision 66! Five editions after our most recent national final, and several months without much success in WorldVision, I have finally managed to get the time to hold a new national final. As with many of our previous national finals, Soundcheck '66 will be a one-artist national final with songs from a returning artist for the Northeastern United States: Simon & Garfunkel. The duo previously represented the region in WorldVision 47 with the song Sound of Silence, which placed 5th in the final.

Simon & Garfunkel was an American folk duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Based out of Queens in New York City, the duo was one of the most popular artists of the 1960's in the United States, with such big hits as "The Sound of Silence" (1964), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1969). Before breaking up in 1970, the duo released their final, most successful album, Bridge over Troubled Water, which is one of the most successful albums of all time, with about 25 million copies sold.

To vote, please send me (Aditya) a PM with your votes by 23:59 CET on 12 June.
You have 22 points to allocate to the four songs however you wish (a song can receive 0 points) with the caveat that you cannot give the same number of points to any song.

lavieenrose

11th July 2016, 00:41

Aditya I'm on a break y u do dis

Lupus

11th July 2016, 00:46

Simon and Garfunkel xfaint

::lond has voted in the first ever NF where I didn't need to listen to any of the songs! :p

RainyWoods

11th July 2016, 09:04

::paci voted. I think you just surpassed your previous folk NF. A legendary pair and four stunningly beautiful songs. Just send whatever, seriously. I love them all. One makes me extra emotional thoughxcry1 I also secretly hate you Aditya for doing this the edition I decide to send my first folk tinged songxheart:lol: You'll slay me in that battlexheat

Good luck! An early wish and prediction, but go for the win! One of these in particular I think could do it.

whiteshoes

11th July 2016, 10:05

The Boxer xfaint xfaint xfaint

I shall vote!

esc87fan

12th July 2016, 00:14

::ca voted in your NF, three of the songs are such classic masterpieces from S&G!

Aditya

12th July 2016, 00:33

http://i.imgur.com/HZFwss3.png

Voted:
Lupus
RainyWoods
whiteshoes
esc87fan

xlove

There are roughly 24 hours left to vote, sorry for the short deadline this time.

Aditya

12th July 2016, 22:22

http://i.imgur.com/HZFwss3.png

Voted:
Aditya
Lupus
RainyWoods
whiteshoes
esc87fan
RomanFromRussia

xlove

There are roughly 3 hours left to vote. We have a clear favorite, but I'll keep voting open until the deadline. :)

Below, we can see the results for Soundcheck '66. First is the amount of points awarded using the actual voting system for this national final (22 points distributed among the four songs), with the points using the Eurovision voting system (12, 10, 8, and 7 points) afterwards — the placings of the entries were the same under both systems.

A huge thanks to everyone who voted in this national final! xheart

Place
Results
ESC Style

1
50
63

2
39
59

3
27
55

4
17
45

[tr]

Krishoes

13th August 2016, 15:07

Here to announce that my favourite WV's entry of all time, Lost on you by LP, just went Gold in Italy xheat

Sending one of the songs from the Simon & Garfunkel national final (likely the runner-up). I'm still not over how I wasted probably the best entry I've ever sent (and likely the best I will ever send) to WorldVision by failing to vote in time. :'(
Holding another national final with modern songs  this will definitely happen for WorldVision 70 if I decide to go for S&G for WorldVision 69. :)

I'm not sure yet which one I am planning on doing; the final decision will come based on your comments (if any :P) as well as the reception to the WorldVision 68 entry I've sent earlier today. :)

lavieenrose

30th August 2016, 02:25

Option 1! xcheer #Retrolution

Lupus

30th August 2016, 08:52

Simon and Garfunkel as long as you promise to vote this time :p

Aditya

31st August 2016, 00:44

Simon and Garfunkel as long as you promise to vote this time :p

I think I learned my lesson the hard way. *still bawling in the corner* :D

Aditya

20th October 2016, 16:26

After a few weeks where I disappeared from the forum, the ::neus is back in WorldVision. I believe I've addressed the reasons I failed to vote last few times, and I'm confident going forward. xcheer

Our next entry will be chosen in a one-artist national final which will begin later this weekend (after the semifinals end).

Applause or Venusxheatxpray I'm far from being a super fan of Gaga but I adore those two as pop songs. I think they are fantasticxheart She's an artist for me that can go one way or the other. Some songs (particularly the ballads) I really don't care for, but whatever happens I hope you have a fab comeback Adityaxyes Looking forward to finding out what songs you've picked out for us to choose from.

Krishoes

21st October 2016, 20:50

Joanne please.

lavieenrose

22nd October 2016, 02:15

Could count on one hand the songs I wouldn't want. "Teeth," "So Happy I Could Die," "Aura," "A-YO," "John Wayne," but beyond that knock yourself out with whatever pretty much.

AshleyWright

22nd October 2016, 14:48

One of her hot dance tracks like judas, paparazzi, poker face or Alejandro and you will be onto a winner with me. Less a fan of her more recent music and despise applause with every fibre of my being.

Aditya

24th October 2016, 18:38

So... it turns out that it's harder to narrow down Lady Gaga's discography to a reasonable size than I thought. :lol:

I had a really hard time cutting down the number of songs to a manageable amount for a national final. Eight songs is the biggest national final I've ever had, but I think that since it's Lady Gaga you might know some of them already. :D

There's a lot of big songs in this national final; normally I wouldn't have this many but since I'm already scorewhoring by sending Lady Gaga in the first place, I might as well be an unrepentant scorewhore and take advantage of the situation. :lol:

Sorry for cutting Artpop completely out; Gypsy would've been my number one from that album but I just couldn't fit in the lineup. :(

Lupus

27th October 2016, 09:20

Well just a few of my favourites of hers there... ::lond will be voting soon! :D

Krishoes

27th October 2016, 20:39

OMG Joanne and Million reasons xheart xheart xheart

But EVERYTHING btw xheart

AshleyWright

27th October 2016, 21:58

Great NF, some super hot songs here. xbow xbow idk how I will vote.

Stargazer

28th October 2016, 08:37

Not a fan of Lady Gaga's music, but I'm secretly hoping Judas will win simply because it has Norman Reedus in the music video. Some eye candy for the LL. :lol:

Lupus

28th October 2016, 10:28

::lond has voted! So happy to see some of my absolute favourite Gags songs there xheat

Aditya

11th November 2016, 06:53

So... which song do you think won? :D

RainyWoods

11th November 2016, 07:05

I think "Edge of Glory" or "Alejandro" won, which I actually believe are the two that can do extremely well for you at the contest. Sorry I didn't vote in your NF. There's only one song from the eight here I don't like (one of the new songs) and I don't think that has won anyway. I was bad with keeping track of time. I sat down to do a bunch of NFs one night, then realizing yours had finished before the others. I think you're going to kick butt with pretty much whatever one is selected.

Aditya

7th December 2016, 07:06

Thank you to everyone who voted for Lady Gaga in WorldVision 71! xheart

I've always loved Lady Gaga's work, and Alejandro is one of her best songs (though Edge of Glory and Marry the Night are tied for my favorite of her work xlove); listening to her discography in preparation for the national final was a very pleasant experience for me. :D

The entry was definitely not the most inspired or most original choice this edition, but I hope you all enjoyed listening to the song. :)

Aditya

7th December 2016, 07:08

On to next edition: I have no idea who I'm going to send... I think I might send a song from the national final I was originally going to have for WorldVision 71 before I decided to send Lady Gaga. I don't have enough time to hold a national final over the next week (I have finals week until Thursday 15/12 :() so an internal selection is almost certain.